[RESOLVED] Can 'get_class($this)' be used as an argument in defining a function?

sherry

Hello.

Can 'get_class($this)' be used as an argument in defining a function?

function is_class(get_class($this))
{
   if (get_class($this) == 'classx')
   {
       return true;
    }
}

or could it be...

function is_class($get_class_var = get_class($this))
{
   if ($get_class_var == 'classx')
   {
       return true;
    }
}

I need a boolean for 'get_class($this)', not e.g. 'is_is_subclass_of()' because this is too broad and will apply to multiple cases. I want to isolate this one (1) case.

I'm also trying to avoid having to use the 'global' statement. I just need a 'yes' or 'no' result at the point of where the function is invoked.

Thanks in advance.

Weedpacket

The latter won't work (default arguments must be static), but the first would run (at least, you could try it). On the other hand the magic CLASS constant already contains exactly that information: classes already know their own names.

But if the code has to do something different if it is being used in a particular class, then the question arises as to why the code is not implemented in that class.

sherry

Thanks for your reply, Weedpacket...

...thanks for 'CLASS' -- using it with the function worked like a charm!

Because it is a global constant, you DON'T use it as the argument. Use it directly inside of the function. There is no need to have an argument.

I couldn't get 'get_class($this)' as the argument in the function to work. I found out why - I needed to move the statements relating to the class to a different location in order to have access to the namespace.

When using the 'if' without using the function, in order to get the boolean value, I just picked 'is_null($a)' where '$a' is an arbitrary var that will be set '=NULL' or '=0' depending on the value of 'CLASS'.

But since using the function is much cleaner and nicer using 'CLASS', I settled on it. All I needed was the 'return true'!!!

I didn't know about 'CLASS' and will use it from now on.


To answer your question:

The code above is being used outside of the class and in a file that stores vars and related authorization type routines.  The class already exists and I don't want to revise the code.  I only want to call it.  Since multiple routines use it during the execution of the script, I need a way to isolate it from the other routines at a particular instance.

If you have more feedback, it's always welcome. If not, I can mark this thread '[RESOLVED]'.

Thanks again.

EDIT: Corrected

sherry

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